Folding display container



Oct. 15 1929. A. J. TANNER FOLDING DISPLAY CONTAINER Filed Aug. 27..1927 .tions are similarly lit] Patented Oct. 15, 1929 UNITED STATESARNOLD J. TANNER, OF NORTH HAVEN, CONNECTICUT,

ASSIGNOR TO EINSONFREE- MAN 00., INC., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK FOLDINGDISPLAY CONTAINER Application filed August 27, 1927. Serial No. 215,813.

The present invention relates to folding display and dispensing boxes orcontainers,

and the chief object of the invention is to provide an efiicientcontainer at a c01nparatively low cost. The improved container isconstructed of a single blank which may be economically produced andeasily folded to erect the box ready for packing merchandise, andsubsequently the box may, with few simple operations, be set up by thedealer for display and dispensing purposes.

The present invention relates more particularly to a type of folding boxwhich in the trade is known as the broken'back box. A box of this kindconsists of a carton having both ends closed by means of tuck-in flapsand tongues. The carton is cut transversely and obliquely across the topand two sides so as to form two receptacles when the carton is folded onitself. The back of the carton is scored so as to operate as a hinge forthe receptacles which are located one behind the other. Said hinge isplaced off the center so that the bottom of the back receptacle lies ona higher plane than the bottom of the front receptacle and, therefore,an easel or supporting means is required for the rear receptacle.

According to this invention the box complete, including the supportingeasel, is constructed of a single blank without use of any adhesive andan embodiment-of the invention will be hereinafter more fully describedwith reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is aperspective view of one form of box;

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the back of the same box, and

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the box shown in Figures1 and? is constructed Referring to said drawings, the container iscomposed of a blank which is scored and cut so as to be divided into anumber of in tegral portions, which are designated by differentreference numerals, and which pordesignated in the set up positions ofthe container, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. The said blanlrhas a centralportion, 1, intermediate portions 2, and end portions 3. and 4. Theseportions-are divided by means of parallel creased or scored lines a. Thecentral from the end portions 5 and flaps 6 and the intermediateportions 2 have extending there-. from the tongues 7. The end portion 3is preferably of a substantially tapering shape as illustrated havingdiagonally disposed top edge 8 and a locking tongue 9 projecting fromthe bottom of said portion. Also at the lower end of the portion 3,there is an extension10, having a notch or shoulder 11 and whichextension 10 is foldable on-the scored lines 6 and 0. These scored linesare respectively provided so that the extension 10 may be folded atright angles to the container so as to form a rigid easel or support.The end portion 4 is cut out at 12 so as to provide diagonally disposededges and exten sions 13, which latter are foldable on the line portion1 has extending therer cl for the purpose hereinafter set forth. The

portion 4 has a slot 14 which is arranged to engage the tongue 9 whenthe portions 3 and 4 are folded to form the back of the container.

The central portion 1 is cut out along the line e, which line isextended diagonally across the intermediate or side portions 2. The cutout line e is continued by scored line f across the two end portions 3and 4-. The portion '3 is preferably cut with the cut out The line 7 ofon which the box is folded and being 0d cenportion 16 in the portion 4-.

ter the rear receptacle will be on a higher plane than the frontreceptacle.

Tt will be noted that the operation of folding the blank to constructthe box is comparatively simple. The first operation is to fold theblank on the line a and the end portion 3 is folded over the end portion4, and in which position the tongue 9 is engaged in the slot 14.- Thebox so formed is then of a substan tially rectangular shape and is, infact, the same as an ordinary tuck-in carton. The extensions 13of theportion t are then turned inwardly, and likewise the tongues 'l' and aps6, the latter engaging the extensions-d3 and out at 15 to pro vide anopening, and which opening registers the blank constitutes the hingehill thus operate in conjunction with the inter support the receptacleof which the bottom locking device 914 to hold the container in thereofis on a higher plane.

its assembled condition. When in this con- Signed at New Haven, county.of New dition, the container is ready for packing and Haven, State ofConnecticut, this 26th day to make the package complete forshippmg a ofAugust, 1927.

sleeve or wrapper is placed around the contamer.

In setting up the container for displaying purposes, the wrapper isremoved and the container is opened by folding the same on the case itis necessary to provide a support for the back receptacle, and thissupport is furnished by means of the extension 10 which is folded atright angles to the container. The shoulder 11 is engaged by the bottomof the rearvxreceptacle so as. to effectually support 7 the .same and tokeep the front thereof close against the rear wall of the frontreceptacle and in this way the goods are well displayed in tiers. Inorder to give stability to the support furnished by the extension 10,the latter was a tuck-in flap 17 which is tucked into the box so as tohold said extension against the box, and-to further increase therigidity the end of the extension is folded on the A dispensing displaycontainer of the class described arranged to be folded on itself to formtwo receptacles hinged together; said container'being composed of asingle blank divided by creased lines into a central portion, side'portions and end portions; said central and side port-ions being cuttransversely;

. saidv end portions being creased transversely and off center toprovide a hinge for said receptacles; said central and side portionshaving extending flaps and tongues arranged to close the ends of thecontainer and form the bottoms of said receptacles; said end portionsbeing arranged tov fold one over the other,

said end portions having engaging retentive means for retaining said endportions in their folded positions; the bottom of one of saidreceptacles being on a higher plane than the,

other when the container is folded and one of said portions havin anextension therefrom arranged be olded to engage and ARNOLD J. TANNER.

